One Thing I learn from Chacha's Presentation

I learn to use the Irfan view software, thanks to Chacha. I just wanted to show how much I appreciate the new skills I obtained from using the software and how much I wanted to show a few of things I can do with the software.

Trip to Walung

I won’t forget how stubborn we were to undertake the trip even though we were not really prepared for the trip. All of us didn’t have life jackets on and not to mention a few of us who were without foods and drinks for the trip. If it wasn’t for those who had the necessary provisions for the trip I think I wouldn’t be able to survive the whole trip, especially, the long walk to the bridge at Panyaa, Walung. The first group to board the engine boat would not have made it if it wasn’t for our skillful captain Mr. Norlinson. You see, it was part of our culture to share what little we have even if that comes in small amounts. For the first time, I noticed that my classmates here are kindred spirits. They share whatever they have (foods, drinks, jokes, laughter, conversations, paip, sra, laim, nuht, suhfa, etc. ) to those who are in desperate need of those.
I am a stranger to that place, but I acted on behalf of everyone as your tour guide at a certain point. I’m sure I didn’t do a great job with my role as a tour guide for we didn’t reach the best part of Walung. Despite the stomach cramps that a few of us had after our get-together lunch, I do believe that all of us had a great time. It was a pleasure accompanying you to Walung, Miss MJ. Hope you enjoy the trip as we did. Best regards from all of us back here in Kosrae.

5-Minute Demo Presentation

We had a wonderful time going through the 5-minute demo activity. We work for a few days doing all we could to complete the presentation and on Thursday evening, we presented our demo to the whole class with success. We presented the Windows Movie Maker which was made available in our laptops. We had so much fun working with Windows Movie Maker and we can see that other students from our class enjoyed using the program. After our presentation, I noticed that one of the students in our class, actually started her own movie and she told us that she really loved the software and wanted to make her own movies at home where she could edit it by herself. Another student used the same program to make his own movie and used the Irvanview software to play his finished movie. Well, actually this student used the Windows Movie Maker before and displayed great skills in using the software. Well, my group who was consisted of 4 members were hoping to learn about the Windows Movie Maker so we could make our own local movies. Maybe in the near future, our skills would expand and we would no longer consider ourselves as amateurs. (Lee-Roy, Isobel, Willynda, and Tulpe)

New member for the Lelu Group

Sorry everyone, it appears that we have forgotten to mention a new member in our group. She is Notwe Jackson from the village of Tafunsak who has married a very skinny guy by the name of Lincon.

Final Project for Lelu Group

Our group is made up of three members, all from the village of Lelu: Jack Nedlic (Early Childhiood Education teacher); Oleander Henry (Early Childhood Education teacher); Memorina Sigrah ( Special Ed. RR teacher). As teachers and B.A. degree candidates we feel that we have a responsibility to encourage our colleagues to become more literate in computers or be able to, at least, use the available technologies, especially the different programs commonly found on computers. As observed and expressed by many in this field, a teacher who is able to use the computer is better-off in terms of delivery of instructions or preparations. With this in mind we intend to work on a proposal that will allow us to teach our colleagues "how to use " the different programs commonly found on computers. We also feel that this approach will also allow us to become better users of such programs. We are still entertaining this in our brainstorming activities, therefore we may have to change this plan.

Blogging Topic for the Coming Week

Greetings! I am leaving Kosrae to Guam, Manila, and then Shanghai today. Blogger is not accessible in China. But it will send your posts to my email, which I will reply. Topic for the coming week:
What do you plan to do for the final project?
Can every team please post a short summary?
thank you!
Minjuan

Class Pictures

Please see: http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLanding.action?c=cg6dzr1.3o6u4gfh&x=0&y=-bgwqf5&localeid=en_US

Feel free to download. [Also, meet students from the other two islands!]

Fun day to Walung!

What a fun and memorable day! Thank you for the beautiful singing and dancing. Here are some pictures. I'll upload the rest to an online album for you to visit and to download.

Greetings and Welcome from All of Us in Kosrae

Hello, the rest of the world! Welcome to our blog. Our connection is very very slow here, and it takes about 30 minutes to make one post. But we're trying. By the end of semester, everyone of us will have at least 2 posts.

Class Photo (August 10 in Kosrae)

To add a picture, click New Post, when the box opens, click on the blue picture icon above the box, browse then follow the instruction on the screen. Always click "publish post" when you are done! Happy blogging.

Welcome to the Kosrae Blog!

This is the blog for a group of teachers who are getting their B.A. from San Diego State University. Here they'll post updates on their study, work, and lives in the beautiful island of Kosrae, the island of sleeping lady.
In case you are wondering, MaKosrae--means Things of Kosrae. Welcome and stay tuned!